2e
Reload the HTTP server conguration using rcapache2 reload.
3
Announce the repository via OpenSLP, if this is supported by your network setup:
3a
Create the /etc/slp.reg.d/install.suse.http.reg conguration
le with the following lines:
# Register the HTTP Installation Server
service:install.suse:http://$HOSTNAME/repository/DVD1/,en,65535
description=HTTP Repository
Replace repository with the actual path to the repository on your server.
The service: line should be entered as one continuous line.
3b
Start the OpenSLP daemon using rcslpd restart.
2.2.5 Managing an SMB Repository
Using SMB, you can import the installation sources from a Microsoft Windows server
and start your Linux deployment even with no Linux machine around.
To set up an exported Windows Share holding your openSUSE repository, proceed as
follows:
1
Log in to your Windows machine.
2
Create a new folder that will hold the entire installation tree and name it INSTALL,
for example.
3
Export this share according the procedure outlined in your Windows documentation.
4
Enter this share and create a subfolder, called product. Replace product with
the actual product name.
5
Enter the INSTALL/product folder and copy each DVD to a separate folder,
such as DVD1 and DVD2.
To use a SMB mounted share as a repository, proceed as follows:
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